Transportation in Kotzebue, AK

Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data

Commute Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

21.3%

-73% vs national

Public Transit

2.1%

+129% vs national

Work From Home

5.5%

-41% vs national

Carpool

17.6%

Walk / Bike

43.0%

combined

How Kotzebue's Commute Compares

Source: Census ACS (2023)

How People Get to Work

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Commute Mode Breakdown

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Traffic Fatalities

Source: NHTSA FARS (2021)

Fatalities

1

2021

1-Year Avg

1

fatalities/yr

Pedestrian

1

Nighttime

1

dark conditions

Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.

Commute data for Kotzebue, AK covers travel times and transportation modes. 21.3% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 5.5% work from home, which is above the AK state average of 5.4%. Public transit is used by 2.1% of commuters, compared to the national average of 0.9%. 17.6% of workers carpool. 42.3% walk to work. 0.6% commute by bicycle. In 2021, there were 1 traffic fatality from 1 fatal crash. 1 was a pedestrian.